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chilli jam

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 21Conversion 98Competition 20Returns 100Price range 17Avg price 17Brand share 9Review moat 92Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great161.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£113K

£113K/yr · 107K searches

Growth

Bad-8.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Bad77%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£6.16

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.73–£17.71

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chilli jam is a £113K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (107K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

chilli jam market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£92K–£123K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
17.2%
Avg BSR
#103
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
60%
Out of stock
0.3%
Avg brand age
64 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Tracklements38%
  • NANDO'S PERI-PERI24%
  • Nando's22%
  • Morrisons9%
  • South Devon Chilli Farm3%
  • The Tracklements Co Ltd2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×

Top chilli jam search terms

  • chilli jam46K/yr
  • tracklements28K/yr
  • nandos chilli jam8K/yr
  • sweet chilli jam9K/yr
  • tracklements mustard7K/yr
  • nandos sweet chilli jam4K/yr
  • chili jam3K/yr
  • chilli chutney4K/yr
All search terms

Top chilli jam products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%£11K20%£23K30%£34K40%£45K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about chilli jam

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall42%

“Lovely taste adds a great flavor to meals have bought again good product worth it”

Flavor11%

“Innovative tasty sauce”

Value For Money10%

“Value for money”

Gifting Purpose9%

“Nicely packaged gift for a good lover”

Spiciness9%

“The sweet and spicy jam great as a dessert or with chicken”

Quality-Overall3%

“Top quality at bargain price”

Sweetness3%

“Definitely give this sauce a try if your a sweet mustard lover”

Crispiness1%

“on Crispy Chicken or Gougons oh my it's sublime”

Size-Overall1%

“Good size to try before getting bigger jars”

Nutritional Content1%

“Versatile food enhancer”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall22%

“No garlic taste”

Value For Money14%

“It's not cheap”

Sweetness9%

“A little to sweet for me, and quite runny, could do with thickening up a tad”

Spiciness9%

“Needs MUCH more garlic”

Flavor7%

“Could'nt Taste Any Chillies At All Just Sugar”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“A bit understated in the advertising”

Allergies5%

“have egg allergies”

Strength5%

“Unlike the weak stuff you get now”

Size-Overall3%

“bigger than I expected”

Bitter2%

“bitter sour”

Common questions

Is chilli jam profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £113K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the chilli jam niche?
7 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in chilli jam?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for chilli jam peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the chilli jam niche?
Listings span £1.73–£17.71; the average listing price is £6.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 161 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.